From the beginning of my career, I found inspiration from the old method of coffee wash. With my own unique complexity and originality, I bring this technique up to date. Using impastos, which give my work an almost sculptural aspect, I place my subjects on canvas by superimposing alternately rich layers of acrylic and coffee. […]

Since my childhood, I have been interested in drawing.  As a child colored pens and a piece of paper were given to me by my mother. In 1955, I participated in a drawing competition arranged by the finish radio broadcasting company. I won. I was six. Today, I paint in oil, make graphics and choose […]

Ania Toledo was born on October 3, 1957, in Cabaiguán, Sancti-Spíritus, Cuba. In 1993, she received a graduate degree from the Centro de Arte de Ciego de Avila, Cuba. She garnered several awards and honorable mentions, including: Honorable Mention at the Landscapes Salon of UNEAC, Sancti-Spíritus, in 2002; Jardín Botánico Prize at the Landscapes Salon […]

Painting for me is the presentation of a joyous balance of color and experimentation with various materials. My painting process involves many layers and sometimes combating emotions. It takes a long time to look at one of my works as complete. But each painting is unique; each brushstroke is imbued with a high-voltage-like-expression as well […]

Whilst not intending to realistically depict the Australian landscape, my paintings are inspired by Australia’s red centre, endless skies and edgy dependence on rainfall for its very survival. As a migrant, I have developed a deep, passionate love for this country.  And its beauty, peacefulness, majesty and grace have been both a comfort to me […]

STOP THE TIME! Is a way to save items that we use every day for the next millennium (closed and full of liquid or solid as we drink or eat ) and is a way for people to remember to begin, from art, a journey that can ”slow” things a little.  Slow the art, the stock […]

Suzanne (SÜ) Fortin’s inspiration comes mostly from her experiences around the world, particularly in Africa, her “second home.” In creating her 3 dimensional art on canvas, she feels like an instrument through which pictures and words are played out on the canvas, as if, like an orchestra, each color, paper, wire, and recycled object becomes […]

  Combining the smoothness of oil with the coarseness of sand, Mexican artist Cristina Arnedo creates flowing canvases filled with rich colors and textures. Here, she searches for harmony among different materials and colors that frequently contrast, finding equilibrium between the hardness and softness of form, vibrant and subtle colors, light and dark elements. For […]

  During beginning of 2010 Friis got an idea to develop a kind of imagery, simplified to symbols like icons, which at the same time could be used to express a complex course of events and also drama, rich with associations. The specific pictures could not only be single symbols. They could also, through combinations […]

I am fascinated by spontaneous creating, by exploring and combining various techniques: 1. China ink, automatic drawing, often on home-made paper 2. Acrylic and Oil Painting (big size, gestual painting) 3. Ceramic ( mainly japanese ”Raku” firing) 4. Papiermâché, Glass, Silver, and Wood britt-bernard.lu   *** This article was published by NY Arts Magazine, 2011. […]